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Joshua Zirkzee

Joshua ZirkzeeST#11

Man Utd·Attack - Centre-Forward

25 years(22/05/2001)1,93mrightNetherlands, NigeriaContract until 30/06/2029

6.65Rating32 matches in 12 months
€20.00mMarket value#20 in Man Utd

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag24.116.3
Premier Leag30.117.6
Premier Leag04.125.8
Premier Leag08.126.6
Premier Leag15.126.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.90Nov
6.60Dec
6.60Jan
6.50Feb
6.60Mar
6.60Apr
6.40May
Jun
7.40Jul
6.90Aug
6.50Sep
6.80Oct

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup · UEFA Champions League

Goals10.64 / 90
xG0.00
Assists0
xA0.070.35 / 90
Shots63.83 / 90
Shots on target467%
Key passes31.91 / 90
Pass accuracy70.5%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING66TECHNIQUE49TACTICAL46DEFENDING25CREATIVITY51

Player Position average

Attacking66
Technique49
Tactical46
Defending25
Creativity51

Strengths

  • Tackling

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

STAttack →

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-1.9

Goals xG · total 2 / 3.9

Assists vs xA

-0.3

Assists xA · total 1 / 1.3

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable32 matches in 12 months
National teamNetherlands logoNetherlands6 caps · 1 goals
Contract until30/06/2029
Market value€20.00mHighest: €50.00m (05/06/2024)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
UEFA Nations LeagueNetherlands logoNetherlands26/272656.751—1——
Premier League logoPremier LeagueManchester United logoManchester United26/272266.45——0——
EFL CupManchester United logoManchester United26/271246.20——0——
UEFA Champions League logoUEFA Champions LeagueManchester United logoManchester United26/271267.00——0——
Transfers12
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
14/07/202424/25BolognaMan Utd€42.50m€50.00m
30/08/202222/23Bayern MunichBologna€27.50m€11.00m
30/06/202221/22RSC AnderlechtBayern MunichEnd of loan€11.00m
03/08/202121/22Bayern MunichRSC Anderlechtloan transfer€8.00m
30/06/202120/21ParmaBayern MunichEnd of loan€8.00m
01/02/202120/21Bayern MunichParmaloan transfer€9.00m
01/07/202020/21FC Bayern IIBayern Munich-€6.30m
01/03/201918/19FC Bayern U19FC Bayern II--
01/07/201818/19FC Bayern U17FC Bayern U19--
25/08/201717/18Feyenoord YouthFC Bayern U17€150k-
01/07/201616/17ADO YouthFeyenoord Youthfree transfer-
01/07/201313/14Spartaan Yth.ADO Youthfree transfer-

Market value

€20.00m Current€50.00m Highest · 05/06/202403/06/2026 Last change
€50.00m
02.05.201903.06.2026
#86 Centre-Forward#20 Man Utd#35 Netherlands#239 Premier League#562 Worldwide#71 Year 2001
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
02/05/201917FC Bayern Munich II€100k
12/07/201918FC Bayern Munich II€1.00m
11/12/201918FC Bayern Munich II€1.00m
11/02/202018FC Bayern Munich II€4.00m
11/03/202018FC Bayern Munich II€7.00m
08/04/202018FC Bayern Munich II€6.30m
08/07/202019Bayern Munich€9.00m
10/02/202119Parma Calcio 1913€9.00m
03/06/202120Parma Calcio 1913€8.00m
06/01/202220RSC Anderlecht€8.00m
12/04/202220RSC Anderlecht€11.00m
11/11/202221Bologna FC 1909€11.00m
21/03/202321Bologna FC 1909€9.00m
15/06/202322Bologna FC 1909€9.00m
11/10/202322Bologna FC 1909€13.00m
20/12/202322Bologna FC 1909€30.00m
12/03/202422Bologna FC 1909€40.00m
05/06/202423Bologna FC 1909€50.00m
16/12/202423Manchester United€42.00m
18/03/202523Manchester United€35.00m
30/05/202524Manchester United€30.00m
17/10/202524Manchester United€28.00m
09/12/202524Manchester United€25.00m
09/03/202624Manchester United€22.00m
03/06/202625Manchester United€20.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLManchester United21800000.07010.07
2025EPLManchester United2457323.853.8511.2225116.71

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.